Single Mothers and Suffragists: The varied lives of workhouse nurses at Gressenhall Talk
Join Rachel Kidd, Curator of Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, as she discusses new research about the workhouse nurses who lived and worked at Mitford and Launditch Union Workhouse (now Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse) in the 1800s to 1940s. Find out how these pioneering women forged careers and cared for some of the most vulnerable people in Norfolk before the NHS, and discover how these stories inspired textile artworks as part of the 2024 exhibition "Making the Rounds: Stories of Workhouse Nurses Told in Textiles".
Price
£5 or free for Ancient House Friends and Norfolk Museums Service Passholders
Description
Join Rachel Kidd, Curator of Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, as she discusses new research about the workhouse nurses who lived and worked at Mitford and Launditch Union Workhouse (now Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse) in the 1800s to 1940s. Find out how these pioneering women forged careers and cared for some of the most vulnerable people in Norfolk before the NHS, and discover how these stories inspired textile artworks as part of the 2024 exhibition "Making the Rounds: Stories of Workhouse Nurses Told in Textiles".
Dates
Tuesday, 8 April 2025 • 14:00 - 15:00
Plan Your Visit
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White Hart Street
Thetford
IP24 1AA
Other times on Tuesday 8 April
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